Lecce are in control of their own destiny against Genoa

It’s a win that could guarantee safety: Lecce are in full control, and with a victory they wouldn’t need to worry about Cremonese’s result against Como. The Salentini would also stay up with a draw, as long as Cremonese don’t win, or even with a defeat if Cremonese lose. Only in the scenario of a Lecce loss combined with a draw for the Lombards would a playoff be needed.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

The official head-to-head record between the two sides in Lecce stands at 20 meetings: 11 Salentini wins (the most recent 1-0, Serie A 2023/24), 5 draws (the most recent 0-0, Serie A 2024/25) and 4 Rossoblù victories (the most recent 1-3, Serie A 2010/11).

DID YOU KNOW?

Lecce have collected 6 points in their last 3 matches: their best run of the season with 2 wins and 1 defeat (matching the period 01/02–16/02).

Genoa have collected 5 points in their last 5 matches: 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats for the Rossoblù, with just 3 goals scored in those 5 matchdays.

A Genoa win would see them surpass their total points tally from last season: the Rossoblù currently sit on 41 and, with a victory, would move to 44, beyond the 43 accumulated last year.

The side that has taken the fewest penalties in Serie A and the side that has taken the most go head-to-head at the Via del Mare: 2 for Lecce (level with Parma and Cagliari), 9 for Genoa (level with Milan).

Lecce are the 2025/26 Serie A side that concedes the fewest goals in the opening 15 minutes of matches (2, level with Inter).

Only Inter (16) score more goals than Genoa between the 76th and 90th minute (10, level with Milan and Como).

Genoa are the 2025/26 Serie A side that concedes the fewest goals in the final 15 minutes of matches, excluding stoppage time (2, level with Bologna).

COACHES and PLAYERS

This is the 2nd official meeting between Eusebio Di Francesco and Daniele De Rossi: the only previous encounter dates back to the 2023/24 Serie A season (Frosinone 0-3 Roma).

The two players who have come off the bench the most times in the 2025/26 Serie A season go head-to-head at the Via del Mare: 25 each for Konan N'Dri and Caleb Ekuban.

Lorenzo Colombo (28) is the player who has been substituted the most times in the 2025/26 Serie A season.

Lorenzo Colombo is the player who has made the most appearances in the 2025/26 Serie A season: 37 out of 37 for the Genoa striker — alongside Adopo (Cagliari), Douvikas (Como) and Laurienté (Sassuolo).

Only Alessio Romagnoli (1,581) has completed more passes in the defensive half than Johan Vásquez (1,515) in the 2025/26 Serie A season.

Only Riccardo Orsolini (6) has scored more goals from set pieces than Ruslan Malinovskyi (5, level with Lautaro Martinez, Christopher Nkunku and Nikola Vlasic) in the 2025/26 Serie A season.

Only Federico Dimarco (314) and Emanuele Valeri (255) have delivered more crosses than Aaron Martin (204) in the 2025/26 Serie A season.

Walid Cheddira scored against Sassuolo: his fourth goal of the season. The Moroccan striker has scored a total of three goals in his last three Serie A matches.

Nikola Stulic scored against Sassuolo: his fourth goal of the season. The Serbian striker had not scored since 8 March 2026 (Lecce v Cremonese, 2-1). Three of his four goals this season have proved decisive for the Salento side, directly contributing to three victories.

Johan Vásquez scored against Milan: his first goal of the season. The Genoa defender and captain had not scored since 11 May 2025 (Napoli v Genoa, 2-2 in the 2024/25 Serie A season).

DISCIPLINE 

Suspended: Vitinha (Genoa)

Cautioned: Pierotti, Coulibaly, Veiga, Ramadani (Lecce); Marcandalli (Genoa);

REFEREE

DOVERI (PERETTI – MASTRODONATO) IV: MUCERA, VAR: MAZZOLENI, AVAR: PAGANESSI

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